Dr. Michael P. Kowalski Profile

Dr. Michael P. Kowalski

Astrophysicist at US Naval Research Lab

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Observatory-class science with a low-cost EUV astronomy mission

M. Kowalski, N. Bannister, N. Navarthinam, S. Eves, M. Barstow, K. Wood, S. Casewell

Proceedings Volume 8443, 844303 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924903

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Satellites, Space operations, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Stars, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Microchannel plates, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

It's time for a new EUV orbital mission

M. Barstow, R. Cruddace, K. Wood, M. Kowalski

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77322E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857284

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Multilayers, Rockets, Plasmas, Data modeling, Stars, X-rays, Binary data, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

EUV spectroscopy of high-redshift x-ray objects

M. Kowalski, M. Wolff, T. Barbee, K. Wood, M. Barstow

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77324N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857332

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, X-rays, Absorption, Spectral resolution, Multilayers, Spectrometers, Mirrors, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2009 Paper

Calibration of a zone plate for an EUV solar irradiance monitor

Benjawan Kjornrattanawanich, James Bremer, Yan Feng, Glenn Holland, Michael Kowalski, John Seely

Proceedings Volume 7438, 743811 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826038

KEYWORDS: Molybdenum, Zone plates, Extreme ultraviolet, Calibration, Photodiodes, Monochromators, Sensors, Silicon, Imaging systems, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2006 Paper

Dynamical measurements of hot gas in stellar systems

M. Kowalski, R. Cruddace, A. Collier Cameron, M. Barstow

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626606 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671679

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spectral resolution, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Absorption, Sun, X-rays, Rockets, Binary data, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2006 Paper

The joint astrophysical plasmadynamic experiment extreme ultraviolet spectrometer: resolving power

G. Fritz, K. Heidemann, W. Hunter, A. Seifert, R. Cruddace, D. Yentis, T. Barbee, F. Berendse, R. Lenke, O. Siegmund, M. Kowalski

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670064

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Calibration, Microchannel plates, Holography, Quantum efficiency, Diffraction gratings, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

The joint astrophysical plasmadynamic experiment (J-PEX) high-resolution EUV spectrometer: diffraction grating efficiency

W. Hunter, F. Berendse, A. Seifert, M. Kowalski, R. Cruddace, K. Heidemann, R. Lenke, T. Barbee

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670351

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Reflectivity, Diffraction gratings, Atomic force microscopy, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Polymers, Calibration, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

High-efficiency multilayer-coated polymer-overcoated blazed ion-etched holographic gratings for high-resolution EUV astronomical spectroscopy

William Hunter, Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Troy Barbee, Bruno Nelles, Klaus Heidemann, Ralf Lenke, Holger Kierey

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551304

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Reflectivity, Coating, Polymers, Extreme ultraviolet, Holography, Diffraction gratings, Monochromators, Sensors, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

Proposed multilayer-grating designs for the Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): an EUV high-resolution spectroscopic SMEX

Gilbert Fritz, Daryl Yentis, Martin Barstow, Kent Wood, Klaus Heidemann, Herbert Gursky, Troy Barbee, Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, William Hunter

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508553

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Spectrometers, Diffraction gratings, Multilayers, Extreme ultraviolet, Holography, Spherical lenses, Quantum efficiency, Sensors, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

Performance of multilayer-coated gratings for the extreme-ultraviolet imaging spectrometer (EIS) for the Solar-B mission

Michael Kowalski, John Seely, John Mariska, Glenn Holland, David Windt, Benjawan Kjornrattanawanich, George Doschek, William Hunter, Clarence Korendyke, Charles Brown, Soizik Donguy, Ken Dere

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507160

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Multilayers, Reflectivity, Lithium, Spectroscopy, Electrophoretic light scattering, Extreme ultraviolet, Diffraction gratings, Optical coatings, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2003 Paper

Proposed mission concept for the Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): an EUV high-resolution spectroscopic SMEX

Alex Brown, George Fraser, Troy Barbee, Barry Welsh, Jeffrey Linsky, Kent Wood, Jay Holberg, J. Laming, Nancy Brickhouse, Andrea Dupree, Daryl Yentis, Andrew Cameron, Oswald Siegmund, George Carruthers, Steven Howell, Chris Mauche, Klaus Werner, Martin Barstow, Joseph Kordas, Carole Jordan, Gilbert Fritz, Frederick Bruhweiler, Steve Varlese, Edward Sion, Michael Kowalski, Herbert Gursky, Raymond Cruddace, Sarah Matthews, Michael Wolff

Proceedings Volume 5164, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508548

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectrometers, Plasmas, Microchannel plates, Iron, Space operations, Magnetism, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): a high-resolution spectroscopic observatory

Troy Barbee, Martin Barstow, Nigel Bannister, William Hunter, J. Leonard Culhane, Jonathan Lapington, Daryl Yentis, Herbert Gursky, Kent Wood, Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Joseph Kordas, Gilbert Fritz, William Goldstein

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459808

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectral resolution, Microchannel plates, Multilayers, Stars, Absorption, Diffraction gratings, Plasmas

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

Joint Astrophysical plasmadynamic experiment (J-PEX): a high resolution rocket spectrometer

Michael Kowalski, Gilbert Fritz, Martin Barstow, Daryl Yentis, Raymond Cruddace, William Goldstein, Joseph Kordas, Jonathan Lapington, J. Leonard Culhane, Kent Wood, Troy Barbee, Herbert Gursky, Nigel Bannister

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459810

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Extreme ultraviolet, Microchannel plates, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Stars, Rockets, Absorption, Data modeling, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 10 December 2001 Paper

Efficiency calibration of the four multilayer-coated holographic ion-etched flight gratings for a sounding rocket high-resolution spectrometer

Martin Barstow, Michael Kowalski, Daryl Yentis, Troy Barbee, Raymond Cruddace, Joseph Kordas, William Goldstein, Jonathan Lapington, Nigel Bannister, Klaus Heidemann, Herbert Gursky, Gilbert Fritz, Jack Rife, J. Tandy, George Fraser, B. Sanderson, William Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4498, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450065

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Coating, Atomic force microscopy, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Holography, Reflectivity, Spherical lenses, Rockets, Molybdenum

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 1998 Paper

Collimator design for the J-PEX sounding rocket

Michael Kowalski, Cara Golembiewski, Raymond Cruddace

Proceedings Volume 3445, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330277

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Copper, Epoxies, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Coating, Extreme ultraviolet, Rockets, Spectral resolution, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 1996 Paper

High-efficiency holographic ion-etched gratings with multilayer coatings and operating on-blaze at normal incidence in the 125- to 300-A range

John Seely, Glenn Holland, Raymond Cruddace, Jack Rife, Michael Kowalski, Troy Barbee, William Hunter

Proceedings Volume 2805, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245088

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Reflectivity, Diffraction gratings, Holography, Optical coatings, Optical design, Synchrotron radiation, Extreme ultraviolet, X-rays, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 1995 Paper

X-ray and XUV imaging and spectroscopy of dense plasmas using multilayer optics

Jack Rife, Michael Kowalski, William Hunter, John Seely, Troy Barbee, Charles Brown, Raymond Cruddace

Proceedings Volume 2523, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.220969

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Coating, Mirrors, Plasmas, Reflectivity, Imaging spectroscopy, Extreme ultraviolet, Carbon, X-rays, Microscopes

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 1994 Paper

USA experiment on the ARGOS satellite: a low-cost instrument for timing x-ray binaries

Gilbert Fritz, G. Godfrey, Edward Bloom, R. Taylor, Michael Kowalski, J. Hanson, K. Fairfield, L. Cominsky, Daryl Yentis, Paul Hertz, W. Neil Johnson, H. Wen, A. Lee, Michael Wolff, Kent Wood, Michael Lovellette, Peter Michelson

Proceedings Volume 2280, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186829

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Space operations, Stars, Electronics, Satellites, Collimators, X-ray detectors, Control systems, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1993 Paper

High-resolution EUV spectroscopy: performance of spherical multilayer-coated gratings operated at near normal incidence

Uri Feldman, Troy Barbee, Charles Brown, Michael Kowalski, William Hunter, Raymond Cruddace, Craig Boyer, John Seely, George Doschek, Glenn Holland, Jack Rife

Proceedings Volume 1945, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158759

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Gold, Diffraction gratings, Coating, Reflectivity, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spherical lenses

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